Husqvarna Viking Designer 2 Manual

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Overcast
Overcast fabric edges to prevent fraying and to 
help them lay fl at. It is easiest to overcast before 
the garment is sewn together. Presser foot J is 
rec om mend ed for light and medium weight fab ric to 
pre vent puckering along the edge. Press er foot B is 
used for heavy weight fabric. Your Sew ing Advisor 
will select the best length and width for the fabric 
weight and recommend the presser foot. 
Fabric: Woven medium
Touch: The Sewing Advisor tab. Choose Woven 
Medium fabric and Overcast technique. (The Sewing 
Advisor selects a three-step zigzag stitch.) 
Use: Presser foot J and size 80 needle as 
rec om mend ed. 
Place the edge of a single thickness of fabric un der 
presser foot J with the pin on the foot along the 
edge of the fabric. The three step zigzag stitch sews 
over the pin to keep the edge of the fabric fl at. 
If you need to adjust fabric, touch Pivot 
  .
Sew: 
• Step on foot control. The Sensor Foot lowers 
automatically.
• Sew to overcast the edge of the fabric.
• Touch 
  .
Note: It is not necessary to overcast leather or vinyl, 
but the Sewing Advisor gives you the possibility. Touch 
Leather or Vi nyl fabric and Overcast technique on your 
Sewing Advisor. (The Sewing Advisor selects a zigzag 
stitch). 
						

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ABC
Seam/Overcast for Ribbing
The Seam/Overcast technique is perfect for stitch ing 
ribbed neckbands and cuffs. Cut a mock neckline in 
a stretch medium fabric, touch Stretch medium and 
Seam/Overcast on the Sew ing Advisor and sew a 
piece of ribbing to the mock neckline with a 1/4'' (6 
mm) seam al low ance, stretch ribbing as you sew.
Seam and Overcast
The Seam/Overcast stitch sews the seam and 
overcasts the edge all at one time. This saves time. 
There are a number of different Seam/Over cast 
stitches on your Quilt Designer II. Your 
Sewing Advisor will select the best one for your 
fab ric and make all adjustments automatically.
Fabric: Stretch light, cut in two 
Touch:  Stretch Light fabric and Seam/Overcast 
technique on the Sewing Advisor (A).
Use: Presser foot J and size 75 stretch needle as 
recommended.
Sew: 
• Place fabric pieces right sides to geth er. Put the 
fabric in position under the press er foot with the 
pin on the foot along the edge of the 
fabric.
• Step on foot control. The Sensor Foot lowers 
automatically.
• If you need to adjust fabric, touch Pivot 
  .
• Seam/Overcast along one edge
• Touch 
  .
Repeat the Seam/Overcast technique on stretch 
heavy fabric (B) and on woven heavy fabric (C). 
Your Sewing Advisor will select the best stitch, 
length, width, tension, pres ser foot pressure and 
sewing speed for each fabric type. Follow other 
recommendations given on the Touch Screen. 
						

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Baste 
Basting is temporary stitching for fi tting garments, 
gathering (see page 38) and marking. 
The Sewing Advisor automatically sets a long stitch 
length and reduces the tension so the threads are 
easy to remove or to pull for 
gathering.
Fabric: Woven medium, cut in two.
Touch: Woven medium fabric and Baste technique.
Use: Presser foot A and size 80 needle as 
recommended.
Place the fabrics right sides together. Put the fab ric in 
position under the presser foot.
Seam allowance: 5/8'' (15 mm).
Sew:
• Step on foot control. The Sensor Foot lowers 
automatically. 
• If you need to adjust fabric, touch Pivot 
  .
• Stitch along seam line. 
• Touch 
  .
• Pull bobbin thread to remove stitching. 
						

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Blind Hem 
The blind hem creates an invisible hem on 
garments. There are two types of blind hem, one is 
recommended for medium to heavy woven fab rics, 
the other for stretch. 
The blind hem is not suggested for light weight 
fabric, but your Sew ing Advisor will select the best 
stitch possible.
Fabric: Stretch medium
Touch: Stretch medium fabric and Blind hem 
technique in the Sewing Advisor.
Use: Presser foot D and size 90 stretch needle as 
rec om mend ed.
Fold a 2'' (50 mm) hem along one fabric edge pla ce 
pins in place perpendicular to the hem with the hem 
to fi rst entry of the pin about 1/4'' (6 mm) from the 
hem edge.
Hold the fabric wrong side up with the hem to the 
right. 
Fold the hem under to the right side, leaving about 
1/4'' (6 mm) of the hem extending to the right. You 
will sew on this extension. 
Sew:
• Place the fabric under presser foot D with the 
folded edge against the right toe of the foot. 
• Step on the foot control. The Sen sor foot low ers 
automatically. Be sure to remove the pins before 
you sew over them. Do not try to sew over pins. 
Touch Pivot 
   and adjust fabric if necessary.
• As the large zigzag swings to the left, it should 
barely catch the fold. Generally the Sewing 
Ad vi sor will choose the correct width. Adjust the 
stitch width if necessary. 
   If too much fabric is caught, go to 
   to 
narrow the width (
  ). If the zigzag is not catching 
the fold, wid en (
 
) the width.
• Touch 
  .
   
						

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Hem
The Hem technique on your Sewing Advisor will 
select the visible or topstitch hem that is best for 
your fabric weight and type. For woven fabric, 
leather and vinyl, a straight stitch is 
selected. For stretch fabrics, elastic stitches are 
se lect ed.
Fabric: Woven medium
Touch:  Woven medium fabric and Hem technique.
Use: Presser foot A and size 80 needle as 
recommended.
Sew: 
• Fold and press a 3/8'' (10 mm) hem fold and press 
another 3/4'' (20 mm) hem. Put the 
fabric in po si tion un der the presser foot.
• Touch Pivot 
   and adjust fabric if necessary. 
Step on the foot control. The Sen sor Foot low ers 
automatically.
• Sew along the hem edge.
• Touch 
  .
Repeat this technique on a Stretch medium 
fabric. The Sewing Advisor selects a fl atlock stitch. 
Follow other recommendations given on the Touch 
Screen.
Fold a hem to the wrong side and stitch with fl at lock 
stitch on the right side. Trim away excess fabric. 
Use this technique for belt loops too.
When sewing over seams in extra heavy 
fab ric or a blue jeans hem, the foot can tip 
as the machine climbs over the seam. The nee dle 
can hit the tipped foot and break. In this case, use 
the clearance plate to balance the height of the hem 
as you sew.
Place the clearance plate behind the foot as you 
ap proach the hem and in front of the foot as you 
sew over the hem thickness. Remove the clearance 
plate before sew ing in to it. 
						

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a.
Buttonhole
The Sewing Advisor will select the best but ton hole 
and stitch settings for your fabric. Fabric should be 
interfaced and/or stabilized where but ton holes are 
to be sewn. Mark the buttonhole placement on your 
fabric with your Pictogram pen™. 
You can also select your buttonhole from Stitch d-
Card A
1 (see page 44). A buttonhole Stitch 
d-Card (B
1) with additional buttonhole styles is an 
optional ac ces so ry.
Fabric: Woven medium and stabilizer
Touch: Woven medium fabric and Buttonhole  
technique.
Use: Size 80 needle as recomended. Snap on the 
Sensor Buttonhole Foot as in di cat ed on the Touch 
Screen by the wheel symbol next to the foot. Plug 
the cord into the sock et in the left front un der si de 
corner of the machine (a). Line up the white range 
on the side of the wheel with the white marking line 
on the foot. 
In 
   you can enter the buttonhole size 
with the 
  or   button. Average buttonhole sizes are: 
16 mm (5/8''), 20 mm (3/4''), 24 mm (1''). Maximum 
buttonhole size when using the Buttonhole Sensor 
Foot is 50 mm (2'').
Many button packages list the size or use 
the But ton hole Rule (see illustration). The 
but ton hole size need ed will vary with the thick ness 
and style of your but ton. Always stitch a sam ple 
but ton hole on scraps fi rst.
Sew: 
• Fold fabric in two and place stabilizer un der neath.
• Place fabric under Sensor Buttonhole Foot. The 
meas ure ment wheel can be raised to a stop by 
lifting the toe of the foot, which makes it easier to 
place the fabric un der the presser foot.
Use the markings on the left toe of the Sensor 
Buttonhole Foot to position the garment edge. 
Place the edge of the garment at the middle 
mark to have 5/8'' (15 mm) from the edge to the 
buttonhole.
Buttonhole Rule
5/8 (15 mm) Buttoning EdgeEnter button-
hole size
Icon for Sensor 
Buttonhole FootSensor Buttonhole Foot 
socket
Arrows indicating 
sewing direction for a 
satin stitch buttonhole 
						

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1. Sewing direction for satin stitch buttonholes sewn with the Sensor 
Buttonhole Foot
2. Sewing direction for buttonholes without satin stitches or satin stitch 
buttonholes sewn with presser foot C
• Step on the foot control, the Sen sor Buttonhole 
Foot lowers automatically. A straight stitch is sewn 
away from you indicating the left buttonhole 
column, then the satin column is sewn toward 
you. This is repeated for the right column. The 
bartacks are automatic (Illustration 1). Keep the 
foot control depressed until the Thread Cutter cuts 
the threads and the Sensor Button-hole Foot is 
raised. 
When sewing buttonholes without satin stitches 
or when using presser foot C, the sewing steps 
are different (there is no straight stitch step). See 
Illustration 2.
Note: If you are sewing buttonholes at a very nar row area, 
snap on the stan dard foot C and fol low the step by step 
buttonhole instructions on page 44.
Button
Sew buttons, snaps, hook and eyes quickly with your 
Quilt Designer II.
Fabric: Woven medium
Touch: Woven medium fabric and Button technique 
in the Sewing Advisor.
Use: Size 80 needle and the clearance plate to 
create a thread shank as rec om mend ed. Snap off 
pres ser foot. Low er the feed teeth as rec om mend ed 
by the help Pop-up.
Sew: 
• Place the thin end of the clearance plate under 
button when sewing on light fabrics. Hold in 
pla ce with trans pa rent tape. Use the thick end for 
heavier fabrics.
• Place under ankle with the holes in the button 
lined up with the swing of the needle. Touch Pivot 
  . Check the swing of the needle by turn ing the 
hand wheel by hand to be sure the nee dle will 
not hit the button. Bring the needle down into the 
hole of the but ton.
• Zigzag button in place with 6 to 8 stitches.
• Touch 
   to tie off. Touch  
 to repeat for the 
next button.
• Raise feed teeth when button sewing is completed.
Note: The width of the zigzag is set for most but tons. If 
you sew a tiny button or a very large coat but ton, touch 
 
 and increase ( 
) or decrease ( 
) the stitch 
width until the swing of the needle sews in the holes of 
the button or snap. 
						

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Utility Sewing
Stitch d-Card A1 includes Utility Stitches. Utility stitches are the 
stitches selected by the Sewing Advisor and a row of  additional 
stitches which are described on the following pages. When you have 
inserted the Stitch d-Card in the machine (see page 17), touch the 
picture of  the stitch to select it.
If  needed, make adjustments in stitch length and width in the 
ADJUST Menu and change thread tension and presser foot pressure 
in the SET Menu.
Straight Stitch
Touch: Woven medium in the Sewing Advisor. Insert 
Stitch d-Card A
1 and select Straight Stitch (A102). 
Your Quilt Designer II will automatically make the 
stan dard settings. The Touch Screen will show you 
all in for ma tion you need to get the best result.
Lightning Stitch (Stretch Stitch)
Touch:  Stretch light in the Sewing Advisor and   
select Stretch Stitch (A
105) from the Stitch d-Card A1. 
Your Quilt Designer II will au to mat i cal ly make the 
stan dard set tings. The Touch Screen will show you 
all information you need to get the best result.
Straight stitch can also be used for 
topstitching. For a more visible topstitch, 
lengthen the stitch and use heav i er thread with larg er 
size nee dle. The Light ning Stitch is ideal for top-
stitch ing in light stretch fab rics. 
Gathering
A basting stitch is also used for gathering.
• Touch 
  to select stitch length of 3.5 
to 6.0 for gathering. Use shorter stitch length for 
light er weight fabrics.
• Place a single thickness of fabric under the press er 
foot and stitch.
• Stitch a second row next to the fi rst.
• Pull both bobbin threads to gather fabric. Be 
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•
•
•
•
Snap on the optional Edge Stitching Foot 
or Edge Joining Foot for topstitching with 
dif fe rent needle positions. The fl ange guides the 
edge of the fabric. 
Twenty-fi ve Needle Positions
Your Quilt Designer II has twenty-fi ve different 
needle positions for the most accurate seaming and 
topstitching ever. When sewing straight stitch or 
reinforced straight stitch, the needle positions can 
be adjusted in steps. Take advantage of the dif fe rent 
needle positions to edge stitch and top- stitch.
Fabric: Woven medium
Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor, and 
stitch A
102.
Use: Presser foot A and size 80 needle as 
recommended.
Sew:
• Fold fabric in two and put it in position under the 
presser foot. If you need to adjust fabric, touch 
Pivot 
  . Step on foot control. The Sensor Foot 
lowers automatically. 
• Touch 
 . Touch stitch width   to move 
the needle 12 steps into the left nee dle po si tion = 
Stitch A
101. 
   Touch 
  to move needle 24 steps into the 6.0 
right needle position = Stitch A
103.
   Touch stitch width 
   to move needle back to 
center position.
Each touch on stitch width (
   or  
) corresponds to a 
0.25 mm adjustment of the needle position.
To sew about 1/4'' (6 mm) from the edge, touch 
stitch A
103 and adjust the stitch width to 3.5. Snap 
on presser foot A and place the edge of the fabric so 
that it follows the outside right edge of the foot and 
sew.
To get the maximum feeding when edge stitch ing 
close to the edge, place the fabric and sew with left 
needle position (A
101) so that the edge follows the 
in si de right edge of the pres ser foot D, or the fi rst 
mark of the left edge of the pres ser foot A. 
Use presser foot A when sewing light fabrics and 
presser foot D for other fabrics.Presser foot A
Presser foot D
Optional Edge Stitching 
Foot
Presser foot A 
						

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Center Zipper
Fabric: Woven medium
Use: Size 80 needle.
Touch: Woven medium fabric and Seam technique. 
Sew the two fabrics together along the 5/8'' (15 mm) 
seam line up to the notch at the zip per pla ce ment. 
Touch: Baste on the Sewing Advisor and baste the 
zipper area of the seam together. Press the seam 
open. Pla ce the zipper right side to the pres sed open 
seam allowance. Close the Sewing Advisor. 
Touch: Free motion stitch V
102 (zigzag) in 
 
 to bar tack baste zip per in place. Lower the feed 
teeth by turn ing the dial to 
 
 . Move the fab ric to 
stitch a series of bar tacks over the zip per to hold it 
in place. Turn the feed teeth dial to sew ing po si tion 
 
 .
Insert: Stitch d-Card A
1, touch stitch A101 for left 
nee dle po si tion straight stitch.
Snap on: Presser foot E so the needle is on the left 
side of the foot. There are two bars on the foot so 
you can snap on the foot to the right or left of the 
needle. Place fabric under the foot right side up with 
the zipper foot on the right side of the zipper.
Sew:
• Step on the foot control. The Sensor Foot low ers 
automatically.
• If you need to adjust fabric, touch Pivot 
  .
• Begin stitching across the bottom, pivot and stitch 
the right side of the zipper to the top.
• To avoid fabric shifting, sew the left side of the 
zipper in the same direction, touch A
103 for right 
needle position straight stitch. Snap on zip per foot 
E so the needle is on the right side of the foot.
• Begin stitching across the bottom, pivot and stitch 
the left side of the zipper sewing from the bottom 
to the top.
• Remove bartacks and basting stitch. 
Note: To adjust the position of the stitching line, ad just 
the needle position. Touch 
  , touch stitch 
width 
   (minus) to move the needle towards the cen ter 
po si tion.